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~,~ `~-----~ ADAME MALIBRAN. DR. BELLUOMINI'S EXPLANATION. " 79, Quadrant, Oct. 4, 1836. ". So many different statements hav e app eare d on the phiect of the ill ness of Madame Malibran de Beriot that I thee come to th e d etermination of laying before the public f actsb e as th ey really happened, in the hope that you may in duced to 'cabl e J ournal. give my commun i cat i on a p l ace i n your va !" At six o'clock, P.m , on Saturday, the 1 7th of Sep he emb er l ast, I received a . letter from M. de Beriot, in which bexpressed himself thus :—‘ My poor Maria is seriously e ' and in b ed. She has been bled, but the complaint has const a en ° n l Y augmented by it, and she is to-day in a state of happe n t deli r i um. Ido not ' know what to do, or what will lam i n d espair. Your presence would restore ire to us both.' " Three hours after the receipt of this letter I entered htlaPicstehai se, and arrived at Manchester on the 18th, at - Past s i x, P . M. The patient was then partly delirious Vic, for D e B eriot remarked to me, See, she knows you.' e did recognise me, embraced in fact, and rose from her bed and aced me ; but she immediately sank down again. was the n t o ld of all that bad taken place. Since her arrival at Manchester from 10 to 12 ounces of blood had bee n taken from her, but on the following day, notwith s!.anding her great weakness, she would go to the church and !mg, but she was totally incapable of so doing, and she was irnmediately taken home. From that time until that of I vilich I speak, nearly 0 4 h, she bad b in a state of Con stant fev er and delirium ours , accompanied by een strong and in ..exsant convulsions which nothing would allay, and which brought on frequent vomngs• She had no sp, no nou 'ishment, and she took in iti part . only the remedies prescribed f or her, tc :Aft er a scrupulous and most careful examination and d ider a ti : on, I f oun d t h at t h e v i scera o f t h e c h est an d ab ea had not b een attacked with malady, and I stated it 113 Y opinion that the disease was a nervous fever, of a most m▪ aagerous kind, and attended with extreme weakness. A: I immediately set to work to administer to the patient 40 se remedies which I thought desirable, and while I was bengagedeardsiey it was announce d to M . d e B er i ot t h at D r. and M r . W ort hi ngton were i n an a dj o i n i ng cham tf' What t o d o ?' sa id I. Mi ss N ove ll o , w h o was th el '`,. : 1, answered, I will go and speak to them,' and then, i n ` i i cr ing to me, she asked, " Would you wish to see them ?' sw ° a ged as I was in administering the medicine, I an it er ee d, „ will do so if they wish it, but I do not consider Miss Novello having returned with an inti 'l,4i On that they wished to speak to me, I instantly went 1e ) th em. Dr. Bardsley was good enough to tell me what xaMedies he had prescribed. I thanked him, but at the e time I apprised him of the fact, that I considered any itiatn s ultation b e t ween myse lf an d t h em on t h e su bj ect o f t h e tr e ure t reatment of the patient useless, as my system of 1 2a b l t i r ty a:I t t h w ey as asthat of homceopathy, with which, in all pro were unacquainted. I added that I consi red th e disease to be a nervous fever, and Dr. Bardsley t reared to be of the same opinion, as he repeated three le,„8----1 Exhaustion, great exhaustion.' a The first effect of the medicine was to allay the cough s ettle, and to procure for the patient four hours of calm % ee l ) . When I saw her about six o'clock the next morning ir e fever had considerably decreased, the cough had nearly i„ ls ,aPPeared, and there was no longer any delirium, except, _queed, a musical movement, which seemed constantly to ' , tear to her mind. At my request she took a cup of Ludic, refusing all other sustenance. `` From this I began to conceive hopes of her recovery ; 4 11 t, alas! some h ours a f ter t h e f ever i ncrease d , t h e coug h ,I l ,d deli r i um returned, and the pu l se b ecame aga i n weak. Ile medicines produced relief from time to time, but the 4 °li ree of th e di sease was cont i nua ll y augmen t e d, an d more 2_ as the patient positively refused to take any species of "aarishment, even by injection. b- md 4 131 1 Thursday, the 22d, I began to lose all hope. er these circumstances, apprehending a miscarriage, I expressed a wish to put myself in communication with one of the best accoucheurs in the place. The name of Mr. e ivis having been mentioned to me, I requested him to Ac!l'ae, wishi ng part i cu l ar l y to k now w h et h er h e wou ld t hi r ,k l'ith me that th e c hild was d ea d. H e was o f my o pi n i on . th e r ecommended that the patient's hair should be cut off, at embrocations o f wa t er an d v i negar s h o uld be applied to the h ead, and fomentations to the stomach. I agreed with , rn, and hop e d success f rom t h e emp l oyment o f t h ese means . had a very b a d n i ght, an d was for t h e most part in sensible. Mr. Lewis, who remained with her while I re tired to take an hour or two's rest, thought it desirable to V tili nister certain r eme dies, which, however, produced no v eurable result. On the morning of the 23d, a certain Z, l3i Ptom °fan approaching- effort of nature having appeared, 41.4 Lewis was sent for, and shortly after a species of labour "aunenced, but without any effect save that of still more Weakening the patient, who, at about half-past eight in the eve ning*, expired. " During the course of the illness there appeared only sl ight affection of the alimentary organs, which entirely n,.d isappearsd after the first medicine I administered. The e "ns of the stomach and the intestines went on regu iarly pto the last moment. The aversion she exhibited flat taking nutritive food was but an increased symptom of a t Peculiarity of taste which is so frequent with females iq ce inte. This false appetit e h a d ex i s t e d w ith Mad a me alibr an de Beriot more than two months. She had an av er.io n for meat and all nutritious things. She disliked ° lll t gar and everythin g th at was swee t, an d was f oun d on l y A t °Yst t 'rs, fruit, and anch ov i es , an d other slight f oo d, an d ".„," suswined her strength with porter and other artifi c i a l 4 e at , s. In th e ; month of July she had a t err ibl e f a ll from h er °r ae, and. was dragged along the ground for the space of roveral yards. This caused a great shock of mind and contusions on the head, and an impossibility of using ,„'e left arm at the shoulder. The medic i nes wh i c h I a d- Zveliniistered to her having a little dissipated the pains and I , I ngs, she w ou ld sing a t Drury-lane Theatre the same tt vtyi ng, contrary to m advice—a circumstance which 111 0 Ct retarded her complete recovery. During her last s 4 the pains at the shoulder, in the arms, and at the b e e ver a i contusions returned. Her health had ev i dently °t ell destroyed two months before, but her groat boldness of spirit prevented her from paying a ttention to the advice lie Limsband, her medical adviser, or her friends. ef" 11 H ere, Sir, you have t h e p l a i n an d simple explanation 1 4 , , 4 th a t passed relative to the illness of Madame Malt an apo a Beriot. I trust that it will be sufficient to do e x i v iT e rh the many errors and misapprehensions that have " JAMES BELLUOMINI, M.D." 'II ItOVEMENTS IN THE PARKS. 1 4 ;er the last few days a number of carpenters and brick fore)ri! have been busily employed in erecting five new lodges 110 1 :„" n keepers who are stationed at the entrances into the *to;' part of St. James's Park. Each has a comfortable oth:' to keep them warm during the approaching winter. b. k ai ` l ' great improvements are in contemplation by his 1 / 1 4, 4t rs Commissioners of Woods and Forests, one o to 4 - 3 - vs 's the erecting of . a neat cast-iron bridge, well fenced, ken " Prevent any accident occurring to the juvenile pro- f Nt4ders, Which is to be thrown over the fine sheet o ill t el. ' f rom the a v e nue leading from Queen's-square Gate, fall a Birdc age - wa lk , to that leading to the Palace, Pall- V eti, a nd St. J ames ' s - s t ree t, on the opposite, for the con klifilice of th e public, by which they will save the long on th e e -rellit out round by the Parade. This bridge will be t th: atn e spot as the noted pagoda wooden bridge which t he v • -n y'vu over to commemorate the general and peac S e ev al 4 1 t er ' B 4 of the Allied Powers to this country. e! to a l ti ' lll S are also to be made in the Green Park, which *Fringe u laid out in a tasteful manner before the ensuing . 11 , av' s The following are the new regulations, which 1, 11 just issued by his Majesty, dated Ist of Octo e36 ir is " I t is ordered— glite,-uat the gate-keepers are to appear at their respective ,11,1ei their proper liveries. no hackney-coach, hackney-chariot, or hired , s `uro ° „ 1 :" lie allowed, under any pretence whatever, to pass 15i ird ' e bi a 8t . James's , or Hyde Parks, except through the i , rt e- Walk. t :tlve „„t t no return post horses be allowed, under any pre rio' '"atever, to pass through the Parks, and that the t in ts 'ssi°n for hackney chaises, conveying Governmen t ex t 4 ti ng t e o rs, to pass through . St. James's . Park, shall not Th i . any, other such carriages as before mentioned. o the gates of St. James's Park, with the excep -4/4 f `Luse communicatin ., with the Birdcage-walk, St. lt,e,-ts's-street, Pimlico, and Storey's Gate, Great George ..erestminster, be kept at all times half close ; person s no carriages or horses but those belonging to such 11'4 " in l a a s hav e permission be allowed to pass through such 4, „ II .er any pretence whatever. th e R o a t, no carriages but those occupied by members of 1 2 orb the Grand Falconer, be permitted the in , ' 'd Hyde Park, leading from House t e, in that the o h.ensington Gate. n uliL l e gates of the Birdcage-walk, leading from _ t he to,Sterey's Gate, Westminster, be left open through (Luring the sittings of Parliament. tat e , b ha don and from the first of January next the above ZSeidirl,;:fpt iui open all night_ for the convenience of the public Inetr o co, Chelsea, and the extreme west end of por ' is. 44 4 at no sta e he 1-3, Wileelbarg -"achi omnibus, carts,. waggons, drays, int veci. to ro ws , or persons conveying heavy . lurdenq, N os % ~ Pass through any of the gates of either St. - Thattho Green, or Hyde Parks. 4 cco rd: t l l , l keeper s and sentries shall have strict orders Cording t o .the above representations. f, 0 the 1836. By command of his Majesty, Sate leggin " AUGUSTUS FREDERICK, Ranger. g from the steps of the late Duke of York s monument, Carlton House-terrace, through the Mall, and the gate from St. James's Palace, through the Stable yard, to Pimlico gate, near the new Buckingham Palace, are left open during night, by order of his Majesty's Com missioners of "Woods and Forests, for the accommodation of foot passengers only. All the other gates, and also those of Hyde Park, are closed at ten o'clock at night during winter, and at eleven o'clock in summer. The gate of the inner part of St. James's Park closes at six o'clock in win ter, and eight in summer. Great convenience will be felt by the public when the gates of the Birdcage-walk are left open all night, the same as on the Pall-mall side, as the dis gusting scenes and parts of Westminster, Tothill-street, the Broadway, and York-street, which have been so often com plained of as being impassable, late at night, with safety by any respectable female, and the circuitous round by St. James's Palace will be thus avoided. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET RACES.—YxsTERDA r. The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs. each ; oohs, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 41b. D.I. 11 Subs. Mr. Ettwall's Alumnus S Day 1 Duke of Grafton's Calmuck Lord Chesterfield's Rattle Lord Exeter's Toga 11 to S on Calmuck, 5 to 1 agst Rattle, 7 to 2 agst Toga, and 10 to 1 agst Alumnus, who won in a conter by two lengths. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each for three-years-olds and upwards. D.M. 9 Subs. Mr. Sowerbv's St. Luke, 3 yrs, 7st. 51b Captain Gardner's Ethilda, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b Mr. Bond's Coriolanus, 4 yrs, 9st The following were not placed :—Duke of Portland's c. by Bru tandorf, out of Souvenir, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b ; Lord Suffield's Prome thean, 3 yrs, 6st. 101. ; Colonel Peel's New Light, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b; and Mr. Baker's ch. f. Spruce, 3 yrs, 6st. 61b. Betting-2 to 1 agst New Light, 3 to 1 agst Ethilda, 6 to 1 agst St. Luke, 6 to 1 agst Coriolanus, and 6to 1 agst Souvenir. Won by a head. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., for two-year-olds. T. Y. C. 6 Subs. Lord Egremont's Madeira, Tat. 121 b. Lord Exeter's Creusa (Varna f.) 7st. 61b. Mr. Sowerby's f. Virago, Bst 7Ib. Mr. Pettit's c. by Tranbv, dam by Abjer, 7st. 91b 7 to 4 en Madeira, and - 4 to 1 asst Creusa. Won by a length. Fifty Pounds for three-year-olds and upwards. D. I. Mr. W. Edwards's Royal George, 3 yrs, 7st (Chapple) 1 Siy M. Wood's Tom Beaseley, 3 yrs, ist. 5 to 2 on Royal George, who won by two lengths. Tuesday Night.—The racing this afternoon was so abun dant and derived so much interest from the race between the winners of the Derby and St. Leger that the assemblage was superior in fashion and number to what we have seen in an October meeting for many years past. The weather was de lightful, and the sport altogether highly gratifying. The two matches, the Hare Park and Buckenham Stakes, do not require any further observations ; bnt the Trial, Hopeful, and Grand Duke Michael Stakes, the latter especially, pos sessed too much intrinsic and relative importance to be dis missed so summarily. The Trial Stake;.—Fair Jane cut out the work to the bushes, Muezzin and the others well up ; she gave up here, and Hock took the lead, maintained it, and won very cleverly by a length. The mare was several lengths astern. The Hopeful Stakes.—As usual with such short races there were four or five false starts ; in the actual one Wintonian, des pising the extra weight, took the lead, followed closely by Sister to Ceres, the rest well laid up. At the top of the hill Brother to Beiram, the Zinganee filly and Grand Cairo were in difficulty ; and at the ropes Sister to Ceres, making a des perate rush, fairly collared Wintonian. A severe race home was won by the mare in the last stride by a head, Colonel Peel's filly being beaten about a length and a half. The other three were two or three lengths behind her. It is very clear that nothing but the extra weight prevented Wintonian winning. Grand Duke Michael Stakes.—The pace was bad at start ing, nor did either make positive running for the first three hundred yards. Elis then took it up at a steady but not by any means fist-rate speed, Bay Middleton waiting t• the bushes, %here he mended the pace and headed him, cleared him in the bottom, and won cleverly by a length, having in contestably proved his superiority both in speed and stoutness. The betting was heavy. DERBY BETTING. On Monday night the following bets were made at the Rooms : —2,800 to 200 agst Defender, 1,300 to 100 agst Jereed, 2,400 to 100 agst Wintonian (40 and 50 to 1 offered afterwards), and 6,000 to 100 agst Morison ; and this morning 4,000 to 200 was taken about the Pocket Hercules, and 500 even laid between him and Flare-up. The following is a statement of the odds this evening to 1 agst Lord Jersey's lot, 2 to 1 agst Brother to Bay Middle ton (taken), 11 to 1 agst Jereed, 12 to 1 agst Dervise's dam, 14 to 1 agst Defender (taken), 15 to 1 agst Phantasima (taken), 20 to 1 agst Flare-up, 20 to 1 agst the Pocket Hercules (taken), 20 to 1 agst Brother to Mouche, and 40 to 1 agst Wintonian, to 1 agst Phantasima and the Pocket Hercules (taken), and 15 to I agst Mr. Wilson's lot (take 17 to 1.) After The Glama's match this afternoon three partridges were successively started on the coarse, and fairly run down by a very numerous pack of biped and mounted sportsmen. The poor birds were too frightened to take wing. AQUATICS. BRITISH YACHT CLUB.—The adjourned match of this club was decided yesterday, and presented some very excellent sailing, although the speed was, as on the former occasion, anything but good. It was determined to obviate the possi bility of a recurrence of Tuesday's work, and at high water yesterday morning the boats were called to their stations by Mr. Weston, the commodore. The Tiger steamer, a very diminutive affair, conveyed the stewards and half-a-dozen of their friends with the match. At ten minutes past ten the signal was fired. The Brilliant had the best station, being to the southward ; the Waterwitch was next to her. The berths were wide enough, and they canted together. The Brilliant did not make so much of her station as was anticipated. The Gem had rather the best of it, but the Waterwitch showed symptoms of being in good trim. In rounding the point, the Waterwitch went to windward of the Gem , but the light air was most favourable for the Brilliant. It was for a short time a complete calm ; but the wind sprung up sufficiently to make way. The Brilliant caught it a dmirably, and went by the Gem at Blackwall to leeward, and in rounding . the point looked well to overhaul the Witch. In the Gallions there was again a dead calm, but the Brilliant held her way, and in the light air went to windward of the Water Witch. Throughout the calm and occasional light breeze the Brilliant held on and rounded the flag-boat at Gravesend at twelve minutes past two. The tide was ebbing strong, and the Brilliant turned into the lee shore, and every stitch on her flapped. At 23 minutes 30 seconds, the Witch weathered the station, and the Gem at 31 minutes after two. The two latter took the weather shore, and, facing the terrace pier, the Gem had winded her companion, the Witch. Again it was a calm, and as none of the Captains were desirous of driving to the flag.boat, again they dropped their kedges. The first breeze that touched the canvas was welcomed, and they all went away again. Here again, from the lee shore the beautiful sailing of the Brilliant was the admiration of the few be holders. The Gem was leading and the wind dropped. Twice, whilst the Gem was becalmed, the Brilliant came up to her, and tried to pass her to leeward. At Broadness Point it was again tried by the Brilliant, but the Gem luffed. The Witch had here got the second place, and the situation of the boats off the Sun at Greenhithe was wonderful. It was diffi cult to determine which had the lead, but the Brilliant was to windward. The latter directly afterwards saw her advantage, passed under the lee of both boats and out at the weather. In the next board she went right away and kept it, although during the last three or four miles the Gem was overhauling her fast. The Brilliant arrived at Greenwich at 22 minutes to eight, the Gem at 19 minutes 30 scends, and the Witch at 17 minutes to eight. THE CONTINENT IN 1835.—Professor Hoppus, who visited the continent last year principally with the view of ascertaining the then state of Protestantism there, has nearly ready for publication the result of his observations, under the title of " The Continent in 1835." The work will besides contain many historical recollections suggested by a view of the principal cities and such other particulars as will render it a pleasing companion to those who may be disposed them selves to visit the scenes described. It is to appear on the 15th instant. A somewhat laughable circumstance occurred in Fleet-street on Tuesday afternoon. A lady had purchased a quarter of a pound of tea at a grocer's, and, having put it in her pocket, left the shop ; before she got many paces from the door she imagined that there was something living in her pocket, from a very perceptive agitation within. She screamed out ; but her alarm quickly subsided into the utmost confusion, on finding that she was dragging no less than 30 or 40 yards of twine, one end of which was attached to the parcel of tea in her pocket, the other end being snug in the twine-box on the grocer's counter. The shopman had, after tying up the parcel, neglected to snap off the end, as usual. An inquest washeld on Tuesday at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, before Mr. William Payne, Coroner for the city of London, on the body of Richard Holmes, who came to his death under the following circumstances :—The jury having returned from viewing the body, Hannah Mason said she lived at No. IS, New-street-hill, and knew the deceased, who was a year and eleven months old. The parents lived in a top room in the same house with her. On Friday afternoon she heard a little girl scream, and on running up stairs she a saw the de ceased child standing by the fire all in flames; she wrapped her stuff gown round it, and extinguished the flames. His hair was on fire, and the extinguished it with her hand ; she took it to the doctor's, and then to the Hospital. The parents were out at work. The mother of the child is a washerwoman and the father a waiter. She supposed the child put a stick into the fire, which caught his frock. Mrs. Holmes, the mo ther of the deceased, who was greatly affected, said she left home on the morning of the day in question about half-past eleven o'clock, and, contrary to her usual custom, left a little fire in the grate, The Coroner advised her to send her chil dren to the infant school in the neighbourhood; had she done so in this case, the accident might have been avoided. Mr. Icoks,pihouse n -surgeon, stated, that the child was Friday aft er n oo n. It was severely blC)rulorieunitheartlitCoovhteahrdesth e body, and died the next day. The child nevm' rallied. The burns (of the cause of which he knew nothing) were the occasion of its death. Verdict—Acci dental Death. —The Editor of a Sou therAn endorsesPSaUpeFrFlCiE NEASON. .the high pretensions of one of the thou sand-and-one magicians 67: said magician has produced perambul a ting the country, forthe that excellent leiitrcao evidence of his being in the habit of paying g his bills for adver tising. Certainly no conjuror can be good for much unless he follows that practice.— New York Advertiser. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1836. IRELAND. cession was passing over Carlisle-bridge, a hearse, with re markably fine sable plumage, some way or other got entangled in the civic cortege. The greater part of Westmorland street was gone through ere their " Honors" could rid themselves of this deadly innovation. IRISII CORPORATE SYSTE3I.—It seems that the weigh mastership of Cork, resigned by Mr. Peter Besnard when he was appointed to the office of Mayor, in October, last year, had been vacant from that time until the close of last month, when his son was placed in the office. But in the mean time, however, as would appear by discussions upon the subject in the Cork Reporter, the fees, amounting an nually to 7001., have been " appropriated !" This is a new fact for Lord Lyndhurst. FABRICATED OUTRAGES.—The manufacturers of out rages are again busily at work in Tipperary. For a short time the traffic was abandoned, in consequence of the fre quent exposures of the system ; but it is on ce more i n f u ll operation, and the Orange organs in Dublin are liberally supplied with all sorts of outrages, to wLich they refer as proofs of the disturbed state of the country. A journal recently established, called the Tipperary Constitution, is one of th© most active of the tribe. The Rev. John Mackey, P.P. of Clerilmn, has published a contradiction of a statement which appeared in that vehicle of fabrication, respecting the serving of threatening notices on the lands of Ballyveelish, in that parish, and the pulling down of the houses of such of the inhabitants as refused obedience to them. DUBLIN, OCT. 4. We take the following articles of intelligence from the Irish Journals of the above date : DIN/NEI? TO MR. S. CRAWFORD. On Wednesday last the distinguished representative of the borough of Dundalk was entertained by a large and influential body of his constituents. PETER COLEMAN, Esq., J.P., took the chair. On his right sat Mr. Crawford, and on his left the Most Rev. Dr. Crolly, Roman Catholic Primate of all Ireland. The vice-chair was ably filled by James M'Alester, Esq., of Cambrickville. The great room at Arthur's hotel was so crowded that it would be im possible accurately to state the number present. After tho cloth was removed, and thanks returned, the chairman, in happy and eloquent language, prefaced the several toasts as follows : " The King : may he never forget that he holds his crown for the benefit of his subjects." " The people, the source of all legitimate power." " The Princess Victoria, and the rest of the Royal family." " Earl Mulgrave, our patriotic Viceroy." After the immense cheering with which the name of Lord Mulgrave was received had, in some measure, sub sided, Mr. Brett was loudly called on. He said, The con sequences, Sir, of Lord "Mulgrave's government in Ireland, and his most deadly enemy cannot controvert the fact, arc peace, prosperity, and security of life and property, hitherto unknown. The feeling manifested in this room to-night, on the announcement of his health, is only a sample of that which would echo through Ireland, from one extreme to the other, under similar circumstances, from all good and honest men. I shall detain you no longer, Sir. There is a bright prospect of justice opening to us. Justice we shall have, and with less we shall never be satisfied.—(Cheers.) A Conservative meeting took place at Cork last Tuesday. FOREIGN IN TELLIGENCE. FRANCE. PARIS, OCT. 3.—We learn from the frontiers of Italy, by accounts dated the 22d of Sept., that the Neapolitan Government, fearing lest the events of the Peninsula should occasion a re-action, had just taken measures to repress, in case of need, any revolutionary movement. OCT. 4.—The Ministers of Austria, Prussia, and Ba varia, have had successively conferences with the President of the Council. Yesterday evening, Count Sebastiani and Lord Granville went late to Neuilly. A communication from the Cabinet of St. Petersburg was the cause of this meeting at so unusual an hour. M. de Rance has arrived at Algiers, with documents, which prove that of the thirty thousand men of which the army of Africa is at present composed, there are only twenty-two thousand at the most that can be employed. Now, after garrisoning the points which we occupy with the necessary troops, and placing at the disposal of the Ge neral a sufficient force for the operations that may be en trusted to them, the Marshal would have two thousand men left to march to Constantina. We have in that place a garrison of 1,000 or 1,200 men. It is not with so small a corps that such an expedition can be attempted ; a reinforcement of 6,000 soldiers is therefore indispensable. Will the Ministers grant it? This is the question that now occurs. To desire the end, or at least seem to do so, and not give the necessary means to Marshal Clausel, would be confessing that they have con sented to the expedition to Constantina only to get the Marshal into difficulty, by authorising him to do a thing which it would not be possible for him to execute. But the Marshal is not a man to suffer himself to be trifled with. It is said that M. Rance's instructions are very precise, and that the Marshal, who alone can consolidate our possessions in Africa, and ensure the prospority of the Colony, is fully resolved to resign his command, unless the promises made to him by the late Ministry are completely fulfilled.—Messager, Oct. 4. PARIS, OCT. 3.—News from Madrid dated the 26th has arrived this evening. It seems that the refusal of the Mi nistry to authorise the opening of the Club of Regene rators excited loud murmurs. It was feared they would end in some popular movement, the result of which would be a modification of the Cabinet. The misunderstanding which prevails between Mendizabal and his colleagues Calatrava. and Gil de la Quadra, would of itself suffice to cause the dissolution of the Cabinet. though nothing else were added to it. " Old Ireland, and her alien sons." Mr. TEELING, in feeling and appropriate terms, spoke to this toast. " William Sharman Crawford, M.P., our worthy repre sentative."—(Loud and continued cheering.) Mr. CRAWFORD replied to the toast in an eloquent and powerful speech, which occupied nearly two hours in the delivery, and was received with reiterated and rapturous cheering. We have materials for a full report ; but as we should be able to insert only a portion of this admirable ad dress, we think it better to postpone the publication. " The Most Rev. Dr. Crolly, and the Catholic Hierarchy of Ireland." Dr. CROLLY.—In your distinguished guest it is proved that a Protestant heart and an Irish heart can be linked in the pursuit of liberty for all. Mr. Crawford proved what he has stated to us—that ho is a friend to civil and reli gious liberty.—(Cheers.) I adopt his expression ; the man in whose bosom love for this does not exist can never know the duty he owes to God. All we claim is common justice. But this being so, there are some men who take slow means to arrive at their object ; whilst others adopt the most summary that can be devised. These two diffe rent modes of proceeding constitute all the difference that exists between two of the best men in Ireland. I feel sa tisfied two such minds can differ only on minor points ; their goal is the same—in the means of arrival at it the difference. lam satisfied there is no man would rather see a Crawford on every bench of the House of Commons than would the great O'Connell.—(Hear, and cheers.) The Protestant who never felt the chain may charge with apathy the Catholic whose mode of operation is cooled down by repeated disappointments to a deliberate and steady pursuit of redress ; but the Catholic who has felt as I state, will act a cool and wary part. Mr. Chairman, the exertions of your representative have been incalculable ; his exertions in the country whence I came were beyond all praise. That by the influence of such men, all difference of opinion between Protestant and Catholic may be abo lished, and a trace of it not left to disgrace the country, is my most fervent prayer.—(Continued cheers.) " O'Connell, the Liberator of his country." _ _ . Mr. CRAWFORD spoke to this toast in the following words :—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I avail myself, with satisfaction, of an opportunity of contradicting the re port of the smallest hostility on my part to Mr. O'Connell. There is no person who responds to the general opinion more than I, that Ireland owes Mr. O'Connell a debt she can never pay.—(Hear.) When I think of the state of the Catholics before his powerful talents produced a redress of their grievances, I say the Catholic would be without feeling who would not be grateful ; and I, as a Protestant, feel that Protestants, by the Relief Bill, are freed from a stigma ; for those who degrade and oppress are doubly de graded themselves.--(Cheers.) I may differ with politi cians, yet I do so without any feeling of personal hostility. In all my opposition I have been totally free from personal pique. I could not act one way when thinking a different, but I never said or wrote a disrespectful word of Mr. O'Con nell. No person knows better than Ido the obligation Ire land is under to Mr. O'Connell for past services. —(Hear.) The whole nation has a right to look up to him.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I shall hold out the right hand of fel lowship in this, but I will never be deterred from saying he is wrong when I think him so. I am satisfied there never will be a difference of opinion between us upon any general political matter.—( Cheers.) lam glad of this opportunity of expressing my sincere admiration for Mr. O'Connell's great abilities. I consider it my duty to express my senti ments thus openly in this place, as I might not, between this time and the next opening of Parliament, have an op portunity of addressing so large and respectable a body of my eonstituents.—( Loud cheers.) " Our County Representatives." Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, which did not separate until half-past eleven. A letter from Brussels, dated yesterday (Sunday) at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, says—" It is affirmed that the Dutch have just made an invasion near Fort St. Isabella, situated in Dutch Flanders.—Flandre Teafandaise. It is announced at the same time that two battalions of artillery have left Malines to proceed with all expedition to the point that is threatened, as also the infantry which is at Ghent. I have no time to acquaint you with the result of the enquiries I am going to make. I hope this affair will prove to be a false alarm.—Journal du Commerce, Oct. 4. The Moniteur Algerien of the 23d ult. contains the par ticulars of various encounters between the Hadjoutes and the brigade of General Brossard, which led to no important result. The Arabs, on the 16th and 17th, had penetrated into the gardens of Blida, and, intrenched behind the walls, commenced a fusillade against the French. The inhabi tants, however, joined the letter in defending their town, and beat out the assailants, who were afterwards charged by the cavalry, and compelled to retreat with some loss. Prince Gregory de Dolgoroucki, who holds a commission in the Russian army of the Caucasus, had arrived in Algiers, for the purpose of visiting the French establishments on that coast. On the 14th Marshal Clausel waited on the British Consul at his country seat, to examine some cotton, grown on the estate of Mr. St. John, situate between Del Ibrahim and the Boudjareah. That cotton, which proceeds from Syria, and is remarkably fine cotton, of the American kind, has also been grown at Haoucho-Mimouche. Some from Malta had likewise been planted, but the Syrian species is by far the finest.—Moniteur Algerien. Letters from Toulon of 28th ult. announce that the tele graph had been moving on the preceding day from eight o'clock in the morning until three in the afternoon. It was reported that Admiral Hugon had been ordered to hold himself in readiness to put to sea at the first notice. The order was so pressing that the squadron will be obliged to dispense with a number of articles it stands in need of, in case the order to sail be transmitted on the 28th or 29th, as it was expected. The correspondent of the National writes, " that it was believed the squadron of Admiral Hugon was proceeding to Naples. Provisions for six months were shipped on board."—Gazette de France. ERENCH FUNDS.—Pants, OCT. 4, Five per Cents., 1051. sc. 104 f. 95c. Four per Cents., 991. 50c. Three per Cents., 78f. 10c, 77f. 90c. 80c. 75c. 90c flank Actions, 2,260 f. !tente de Naples, 96f. Ssc. 70c. 51/c. 55c. Roman Five per Cents., 101% 1 4 501. Spanish Actives, 25% 25 25%4, Spanish Passives, 7% 7 714%%. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents., 101%. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 31% %%. Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 521: Haytian Loan, 355 f. 352 f 50c. 35u1: EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25c. 30c. ; money, 251. 27%c. Three months, paper, 251.7%c. ; money, 25f. sc. —fours Autheutivie. BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—The panic increases in the market ; the affairs of Switzerland give a great deal of uneasi ness, particularly as it is confirmed that the French Govern ment has already refused the entry of passengers and mer chandise coming from Switzerland into France. The Three per Cents. opened at 78f. 35c. and have been done at 77f. 90c. ; a feeble market. The Spanish Active Stock has opened at 251, and has dropped to 25,i, notwithstanding the report on 'Change that some good news has arrived from Madrid of the 27th of September last. P. S. There is a report on 'Chat! l go that the Dutch have made some movement in their army ; it is, however, little credited. PRICES.—Five per Cents., 105 f. sc. ; Three pee Cents., 77f. 95c. : Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, Gueb hards, —; Differes, 9i ; New Loan, —; Actives, 251; Pas sives, 7i ; Ducats, 97 —; Romans, 101 ; Pedros, —; Belgians, 1011; Dutch, 52f. —c. ; Flaytians, 350 f. ; guels, —; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 24 ; Con tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, —; Five per Cent. Perpe tuelles, —; Royal Loan, —; Three per Cent. Portuguese, SWITZERLAND. In the second edition of the Journal du Commerce, pub lished last Tuesday, we find the following, copied from I; Helvetic, a Swiss Journal, on the subject of the note of the '27th September : " The perusal of this document (says L' Helvetic), gives birth to numerous reflections. Want of time and of space compels us to limit our remarks to-day simply to the task of putting our readers in possession of some information re lative to those measures which the importance of circum stances has dictated to the Directory. The question, it will be seen, is no longer whether the decision of the Diet shall be carried into execution. The French Government has broken off all communication with Switzerland. The official knowledge of the proceedings of the Council would have forced the dissociation—the agents would have dishonoured themselves in the eyes of Europe. The Government has preferred a recourse to the reason of might, which is not always that of honest men. If the President of the Directory, rho received on the 20th the ratification of Fribourg, had employed it as duty prescribed, the details would have been placed under the eyes of the Minister, and of the King, beibre the interrup tion of our relations with France ; but, inconceivable as it may seem, M. 'lscharner did not even convoke the Direc tory, and the decision of the Diet remained unexecuted. Now it is too late—we must have recourse to other measures. M. De Belleval arrived at Berne on the ?6th. On the 27th M. De Montigni placed in his hands the note which publish e d, an d w hi c h was commun i ca t e d on the we 9Sti l l 'a'e to . the Directory, who then immediately met a nd adopted the following resolutions, in pursuance with the power conferred on them by the Federal compact. Ist. The Convocation of au Extraordinary Diet for the 17th of October. 2d. An invitation to all the states to nominate their de. MR. BEAUMONT'S CONTRIBUTION. The following terse and epigrammatic letter, addressed to the editor of the Evening Mail, deserves a reply far dif ferent from that which our contemporary has honoured it ; his reply being conveyed in some of the worst doggrels that it has ever been our lot to read. The villainous rhymes to which we allude are subscribed " The Last of the Printer's Devils." If the signature had been " Th e Devil's Laureate," we could understand it, for then w e might refer the viciousness of taste to the fancy of the em ployer—however, de gustibus, &c.:-- TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING MAIL. Scarborough, Sept. 30, 1836. SlR—Your paper of the 23d has been forwarded to me, probably from your office, for it is consistent with the Irish character to be generous to an enemy. You wish me to reconcile my language in reference to Mr. O'Connell last year with my late contribution to the justice rent. I shall oblige you. A majority of the House of Peers had not then refused corporate rights to your countrymen, on the ground that they were " aliens." I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, T. W. BEAUMONT. I rely upon your justice for inserting this, and beg for another copy of your paper. COUNTY OF LIMERICK. A tithe seizure and sale ( ? ) in the city of Limerick is thus described by the journal quoted :—On 'Wednesday evening the stage car and horses from this city to Tipperary when about starting with its passengers for the latter place, were seized by the Rev. George Madder, of Ballybrood, for 241. 12s. .5d., for tithes due of Mr. William Coffee. We understand that Mr. Coffee will allow the horses and car to go to sale rather than pay the detestable impost, and trust that the public-spirited people of that neighbourhood will not allow him to be a sufferer in their cause. Every sacrifice of this nature on the part of an individual is made to assert a principle in which all are equally interested— and it is ungenerous and selfish of the public to partake of advantages for which the few so dearly suffer. If tile As sociation took up those cases, we have no doubt the feeling of the country would fully evince itself, and that money would flow into their treasury from all quarters ef the kingdom. THE SALE—STRANGE MISTAKE.—The sale came off about two o'clock yesterday, at Bank-place. The police were in attendance, and, as usual, a great crowd gathered on the occasion. On the property being put up by the auctioneer, and bid for at 81. by some puffer, to commence the sale, every eye was cast on an elderly little man, with grey whiskers, blue bodycoat, drab pantaloons, and black cravat, who thrust himself eagerly forward, and seemed bent en not letting a bargain go without knowing for what. The bidding, as may be imagined, was confined to him and the puffer, and the lot (two horses and a caravan) was at length knocked down to the little gentleman at 91. Bs. 6d. He proved to bo Mr. Patrick Comyn, of Kilrush. On taking his horses to the livery stables, the hostler who was a bit of a wag, congratulated his honour on his bargain, re marking, that if the horses bad their bones broken, and the caravan was made pieces of by any malicious persons, that he could seek compensation from the county, or, if his honour got a bullet from behind a hedge, sure the Lord- Lieutenant would offer a reward for the " perpethraitors" of the murder, and bring them to justice. Mr. Comyn was astonished, and asked him what lie meant, when, to his horror and amazement, lie found he had been purchasing at a tithe sale. He instantly went to seek the owner of the property and returned it to him, offering many apologies for his unfortunate mistake. Of course he was indemnified for the amount paid. TILE PRESBYTERIANS OF IRELAND.—The proceedings of this body—which is now playing second fiddle to the anti-Education portion of the Established Church—are at tracting great attention, and will, we thi n k, b e f o ll owe d by important results. It is, certainly, a curious thing that Protestant Prelatism has found such favour—and in the Synod ; and still more curious that the leading members of that body drag their Church willingly through the mire, for the purpose of perpetuating that Prelati sm , an d o f propa gating those doctrines which their ancestors so often re sisted with the broad claymore.—Dublin Evening Post. LORD MAYOR.—On Friday, as the Lord Mayor's pro- putations, and to furnish them with instructions and ade. quate powers. _ ___ 3d. An order to the Charge d'Affaires of Switzerland to discontinue all relations with the French Government, and to apprise the Minister of the same in a note. Thus, on the 20th of this month, all the great councils and the landsgemeindes will meet, and public opinion will find an opportunity for a solemn expression. The deputies will have been elected under these grave circumstances, the real depositories of the Helvetic national will, and the French Government will then have convincing proofs that Switzerland is not governed by a faction. From the 28th all relations with the French embassy have ceased at Berne ; passports from France are no longer examined, and yet on that very day, M. de Montebello went to M. Tscharner, offering him the admission of an excep tion. It might have been expected that the Ambassador would have evinced some solicitude for the interests of com merce—for the sufferings of the unfortunate classes—but no, not the least. The only exception which he would listen to was the continuance of passage through France cf the refugees who were proscribed by virtue of an edict of the Diet. The Duke daily affords fresh avidence of his tact, fresh pledges, of his noble character. It appears that communications on the frontier will not be interdicted ; only no paper shall be any longer signed or legalized by the diplomatic agents, and the State relations are to cease. The Governftient of Berne will immediately employ all practicable methods by which the position of their functionaries may be rendered less galling and incon venient,and the Government will itself pay those military pensions which are due from the French Government to the citizens of the Canton. RUSSIA. Advices from St. Pctersburgh of a recent date announce that the Ambassador of France, who accompanied the Em peror to Moscow, had received from his Majesty the most gracious marks of his imperial attachment. Lord Durham gave incessant proofs of his loyaute, and mainly contributed, by the urbanity of his manners, to keep up the good under standing existing between England and Russia. The Em peror does every justice to the ability of this diplomatist, and treats him with great distinction.—Augsburg Gazette. On the 23d ult., the Nestor of the Russian diplomatists, Prince Rasumouski, died in Vienna. During the last 30 years that distinguished personage had the honour of re ceiving in his drawing-room all the Monarchs who visited Vienna in that interval. Prince Rasumouski was of the school of Catherine. He was present at the Congresses of Chatillon and Vienna, and signed the declaration of 1815 against Napoleon. He had a great influence over the Em peror Alexander. Since Napoleon's downfall, he took a less active part in diplomatic affairs ; but did every thing in his power to maintain a friendly intercourse between Aus tria and Russia.—Suabian Mercury. The Duke de Blacas arrived in Vienna on the 23d, from Kirchberg. Charles X. and his family intended shortly to proceed to Goertz.—lbid. SERVIA. The Augsburg Gazette gives a letter of the 16th ult. from the frontiers of Servia, stating that " An unexpected event has created a strong sensation in the western part of Bulgaria, situate on the frontier of Servia. The following, according to the most generally received version, is a state ment of what took place. An individual who had been in the service of Prince Milosch published a proclamation an nouncing that the hour had arrived for the liberation of the Bulgarians, and that his mission was to afford the most effectual assistance from Servia, which was to furnish every thing necessary, including artillery, to complete the work of Bulgarian independence. This appeal was listened to ; 10,000 of the inhabitants armed themselves, and marched against Shekerkoi, which is occupied by a Turkish gar rison. The town was summoned to surrender, on pain of being exposed to an assault. These events had come to the knowledge of the Government of Servia, which at first af fected to encourage the revolt, at the same time despatching a secret agent to the scene of disturbance. The agent re presented the necessity of temporisation, in order to allow time for the Government to receive assistance. The plan was judicious, and succeeded in arresting the progress of the insurgents, who abandoned their attack upon the town. The excitement, which was at first so strong, subsided by degrees, and the improviso soldiers returned to their homes, holding themselves in readiness to march on the first sum mons. Meanwhile the Government Commissioner took ac tive measures to discover the ringleaders of the movement, and when reinforcements arrived from Servia, he had merely to arrest the individuals who had been pointed out to him. The stratagem was kept up to the last. Scarcely had the reinforcements arrived when the leaders of the in surgents were summoned to a conference, professedly for the purpose of arranging ulterior movements, and instead of finding accomplices met with enemies, who arrested them and caused them to be conveyed to Krajugewatz, where they have undergone a rigorous chastisement (the bastinado). The author of the revolt is said to have been put to death at the point of the lance. The populace re turned to their homes, and the insurrection was at an end. The Servian Government had taken the precaution of giv ing notice to the neighbouring Turkish garrisons to hold themselves in readiness to march. The latter, at the same time, received the assurance that the movement could be put down without bloodshed." CIRCA SSIA. " A report was current a few days ago of a victory gained by the Russians in the Caucasus. According to this re port, their troops, aided by their vessels, had made them selves masters of Sundjik-Kale, which was supposed to be a place of very great importance. This intelligence, far from being repeated in letters direct from the Black Sea, which have reached Paris, is implicitly contradicted by the details which they contain respecting Russian affairs. Their gar rison at Anapa, to which the fort of Sundjik forms a sort of annexation, was not in a position to undertake any enterptise, and orders have been given to strengthen it. All their other posts on the two seas are so weak that their power of defence is a matter of great uncertainty so long as they receive no aid, and their blockading flotillas could do nothing against the Circassian,. The troops able to continue in the field, after repressing the Kuban, are reduced to 7,000 or 8,000 dispirited men ; and it is precisely to alter this state of things that 30,000 men at the least have been sent to the Caucasus. But they could not have reached there in the month of August and have gained a victory. That announcement is at any rate premature. But it has been since said that the Grand Seignor is disposed to second every effort made by the Cir cassians. The Grand Seignor has no free will with respect to this matter, and it might, with equal reason, be said that he was disposed to make war against Nicholas. These assertions are only intended to throw a mist over what is going on, and whilst public opinion in France and England is deceived as respects almost every thing done in the East, Russia is strengthening her positions, pressing forward her invasions, and is at the same time blinding our pretended statesmen by giving them something to do here.—Courrier Francais. THEATRE ROYAL, DUBLI N.--This theatre opened on Saturday night, and the performances were most ably sustained throughout by Miss Kelly, who was so over powered by the two first parts of the performance, that at the beginning of the third she became suddenly ill. Mr. Calcraft came forward to pray the indulgence of the audience for a few minutes. Very few, indeed, elapsed before Miss Kelly reappeared, and in the character in which she was then acting (Mrs. Parthian, a nonagenarian) turned the circumstance to right good account. " I have, indeed," said she, in such a tone as is rarely heard, except from a death-bed, " been weak—very weak—the journey was long—and ill-health be fore the journey made matters worse.—( Cheers. ) But then, I came among very indulgent and very kind friends."—(Con tinued cheering.) At the conclusion of the entertainment, Miss Kelly came forward and apologised to the audience for what she modestly designated the inefficiency of the perform ance, owing to fatigue and ill-health.—Freeman's Journal. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, OCT. 4.—We hare had only a moderate demand for Cotton to-day. Sales 1,500 bags, without change in prices. It is supposed that the Americans have attained the greatest art in parrying inquisitiveness, because they are more exposed to it ; but a well known civic wag, at a late political excitement, maintained a defensive colloquy with a rustic in quisitive which could hardly have 132 en excelled by any Trans atlantic performer. Travelling post he Was o bliged to stop at a village to replace a horse's shoe, when the Paul Pry of the place bustled up to the carriage window, and, without waiting for the ceremony of introduction, exclaimed, " Good morn ing, Sir 1 horse cast a shoe I see. I suppose you are going to here he paused, expecting the name of the place to b e supplied, but the citizen answe red :, "You l i ye ; an d no Right again, Si r, I live are right, Si r, I ge =ally go there at this season . doubt you be come from ---" there," " Oh, ay, do ye? but I see it be a London shay. Pray, Sir, be there anything stirring ther e ?" ay, Sundayuf course ;. but what do folks Yes, plenty of other chaises." " Ay , say ?" " Their prayers every_. " That's not what I mean ; I wish to know if th ere is anything .new and fresh?" " Yes, bread and beirinagsks." A nau, you be a queer chap. Pray, Muster, may I your. name?" " Fools and clowns call me Muster ; but .am m reality one of the frogs of Aria tophanes, and ray genuine name is Brekekekes Knoax. Drive on, postilion. ANECDoTE OF A BRITISH SAILOR.—A British sa il or , who had both his legs shot off while the Minerve lay under the fire of the batteries at Cherbourg, in 1803, was car ried to the cockpit. Waiting for his turn to be dressed, he heard the cheers of the crew on deck, and eagerly demanded what they meant. Being told that the ship was off the shoal, and would soon be clear of the forts. " Then d—n the leg', I" exclaimed the poor fellow, and, taking his knife from his 17,occet, he cut the remaining muscles which attached them to him, and joined in the cheers with the rest of his comrades, When the ship was taken, he was placed in the boat :o be conveyed to the hospital but, determined not to ~Atlivo the loss of liberty, he slacked his tourniquets, atle i bled to death,—.Capt. Brenton's Naval History. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND MRS. GRAHAM. The extraordinary statement of. Mrs. Graham, in her ac count of her late accident, - inserted in our-paper of the 30th ult., that she had fallen from a height of upwards of three hundred yards, or one thousand feet, has created the greatest surprise among all classes, but more partic u l ar l y among those persons well acquainted with the science of aerosta tics, who all concur in the opinion that any person falling from so high a degree of altitude must have been a corpse long before thoy could reach the earth. The Duke of Brunswick most positively denies the truth of her statement that lie " stepped out of the car safely upon terra firma, with apparently not the slightest inconvenience to himself," and declares, that on the sudden rising of the balloon, after its violent concussion with the earth, he was thrown out of the car head foremost, from the height of full eighteen feet, but contriving to alight on his hands, lie fortunately sustained no injury. Having regained his feet, he saw Mrs. Graham in the act of falling out of the car, not at the height of 1,000 feet, but of about 50 yards, or 150 feet ; and that, instead of her pelise acting as a para chute, her clothes were almost forced over her head, and she consequently fell to the earth like an inanimate object. The following letter, which we have have just received from Captain Currie, is a decided contradiction to the pecuniary, as well as other parts of Mrs. Graham's state ment : TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING ADVERTISER. " Sir,—Having read in your newspaper of the 30th of last month, a statement signed by Mrs. Graham, concerning. her ascent with the Duke of Brunswick on the 22d of Au gust last, I think it but justice to his Serene Highness to make public the following remarks thereon :—Mrs. Graham asserts that she has not received from the Duke of Bruns wick anything more than the sum agreed upon by his Serene Highness for the ascent. Now, the fact is, there was no stipulated sum agreed upon. The Duke asked me what I usually gave, when I told him ten pounds or guineas, and the costs of posting to town, which made it about twelve pounds, with which I said I was convinced Mrs. Graham would feel satisfied, as I had not heard that any more had been given by any of the persons who bad accompanied her on her previous ascents. After the accident, his Serene Highness having expressed to me his desire to pre sent to Mrs. Graham more than the sum before-mentioned, and having requested my advice on the subject, I said I thought double the usual amount would be sufficient, but his Highness most generously (after I had expressed that opinion) sent Mrs. Graham 501., which amount was men tioned in all the papers of the day, and considered by all per sons with whom I have conversed on the subject as very liberal. Judgin g from the above error of Mrs. Graham, I think there can be no doubt of the veracity of his Serene Highness's statement as to having been thrown out, instead of having quietly stepped out of the car (as asserted by her) at the moment of the descent, especially when it is remembered that Mrs. Graham found it necessary to catch hold of the hoop to lessen the violence of the shock. Any one at all conversant with aerostation must be aware that it is impossible to step out quietly, when descending with such rapidity as described by Mrs. Graham herself, unless the car was secured by the grapnel. Those persons who witnessed the accident, even from a distance, his Highness assures me, felt convinced he must have been considerably injured, from the height they saw him fall, and wished him to have medical advice, and be bled, to avoid the conse quences of the shock. His Serene Highness, in my opi nion, did everything that could reasonably be expected from him, having waited with the unfortunate lady upwards of four hours, and ever since expressed to me his regret for the accident and for her situation. " Before I conclude, I will just notice one very foolish account given by Mr. Graham, a day or two after the acci dent, and to which be signed his name, sayi ng th a t th e Duke stepped safely out o the car, &c., and that Mrs. Wilson, his wife's sister, in Poland-street, wo u ld corrobo rate what he had stated, both being at the time miles from the spot where the accident occurred, and Mrs. Graham being at the time incapable of speaking. " Common justice to the Duke of Brunswick has in duced me to trouble you with this letter. " I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, " Isle of Wight, Oct. 3, 1836. "R. W. CURRIE." THE HAND. (From the Morning Post.) It was during that period of high popular excitement which followed the commitment of Sir Francis Burdett to the Tower that the following mysterious circumstance oc curred in the metropolis :—lt was thought necessary to pa trol some of the streets in the neighbourhood of which any disturbance was to be apprehended ; and the police force not being then in existence, this duty was assigned to the military. It chanced that one day twc men belonging to one of the cavalry regiments—not the Life Guards —were on duty together in a street not usually much frequented, when they were accosted by an individual of gentle manly appearance and manners, enveloped in a large dark cloak. This person entered into conversation with one of the soldiers, and walked by his side as he rode up and down the street, conversing on the public events which were passing, till suddenly, when the man's attention was for a moment withdrawn, he took from under his cloak a heavy brick-bat, and with his whole force launched it at his head. The soldier was stunned by the blow, and dropped from his horse ; but his comrade, who saw the oc currence, gave chace to the miscreant, who was attempting to escape along the pavement. The stones being slippery, the soldier was unable to pull up his horse quickly enough to seize him ; he therefore made a back-banded blow with his sword, and cut off the stranger's hand ; he then returned to the assistance of his wounded companion. This circum stance caused some conversation at the time ; the apparent want of reason for such an outrage upon the sentinel, as well as the subsequent disappearance of the mutilated stranger, who was never traced, giving it an air of mystery. Some years afterwards, however, this anecdote was related at a dinner party, when a clergyman present, as if struck with some curious coincidence, declared that he believed he could furnish a sort of sequel to the tale. It was, he said, within a day or two of the date of the circumstance before men tioned that he was requested by a friend to perform for him the burial service over a person recently deceased, at Bow, in Essex. He accordingly went, and on his way to the Church was startled on beholding, in the narrow path before him, a human hand. The sexton, who accompanied him,. took it up : it was the hand evidently of a gentleman, beau tifully formed, and with a small mourning ring on one of the fingers ; it appeared to have been severed from the wrist by a sharp and sudden blow. After some conjectures and consultation the truant member was deposited in the consecrated ground whereon it was found ; and until the former part of this story seemed to afford some clue, not the slightest reasonable conjecture as to its ownership was ever formed. The severe frost of Monday night made sad havoc among the dahlias and other quick growing and delicate plants and flowers. Last week two females were confined in Monmouth each of twins. This is the third instance which has occurred in that town within the last three weeks —Bristol Advocate. ESTIMATES OF s.—Architects have been accused of exceeding their estimates from the time of Vitruvius. The Greeks had a law, that, if a clerk undertook a work, and spent more than the sum which, by his calcula tion, he supposed it would amount to, he should be obliged to make it good out of his own estate. Vitruvius, writing to Augustus, expressed a wish that the same law were enforced at Rome also; and about the middle of the last century Van vitelli, having estimated the repairs of an aqueduct at a very trifling which, however, cost 22,000 crowns, the Judges. sum, tha he should disburse 5 , -00 0 crowns hi mse lf towar d s t o e de e rd ex penditure.—Architectural i) enditure. —Architectural Magazine. AN ORIGINAL.—A certain venerable gentleman, an artist, known to fame, and honoured by the addition of R.A. to his highly -respectable name, was, a day or two since, walking in the neighbourhood of Soho-square, and became much surprised at seeing a wretched daub exhibited at a shop, window for sale, with a placard fixed upon it saying--" fine original picture of Bacchus and Ariadne, by (thr., artist above referred to), only 20 guineas." This was too m ad —the sight of his name to a production which would almost have shamed a painter of tea-boards, was too much ',or the philosophy of Mr. He went into the shop, and was assured by the proprietor that the picture - was "an original" " Then, Sir," said the old gentleman, " I will not suffer my name to be disgraced by such a thing being ascribed to my pencil." With these words he dashed his stick through the canvass of the painting, and repeated the dose with such effect as nearly to destroy it. The picture dealer stormed, the artist took it quietly, and his leave, first going through the cere mony of leaving his card or, the man's counter. ANECDOTE OF TWO NIGHTINGALES. It is well known to the natural historian that there are a small num ber of birds which will, in case of danger menacing them, rr z ... move their eggs from one nest to another. Among these tire the hedge sparrow, the quail, and the cuckoo; the last race_ tioned has been observed to perform the task with its beak. A French gentleman named Deniscaux, recently made known the following curious and interesting circumstance, which he 'ed by a little bunch of twigs himself witnessed at the period of an "amndation. He had ob served a nest, only a few inches above the surface of the water, with four which was support eggs in it ; but on a seen -A visit he discovered that it then only contained two stead of the four which he had seen the evening previouSfr,. His first supposition was, that they had fallen udder: ,ally into the water. He walked away, and re turned Again in a few minutes, when to his surprise he found ther - 0 , was now but one left. Shortly afterwards he saw both the birds near the ground, making towards another nest with great precipitation, at a distance of about forty or fifty paces from the original ; and hastening up to it, he found to his as tonishment and j oy t h at it contained all the four eggs front the nest which had become dangerous from its p ro ximity . to the rising waters. He had, however, no means of observing in what way the parental anxiety of the birds bad instructed them to perform their difficult and dangerous undertaking, not were after. having had any suspici on o f what the little rogues ~ '•~,